Adnams Good Word Read the Room

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Greyhound, Bromley, Greater London

The Bear, Maidenhead, Berkshire

The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

The Sennockian, Sevenoaks, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		14 Mar 2026	Brewed by Adnams Brewery in Southwold, this Suffolk-based amber coloured brown ale is a collaboration with Good Word Brewing from Georgia, USA, for the J D Wetherspoon Spring 2026 Beer Festival. Todd DiMatteo, owner and brewer at Good Word Brewing has worked alongside the Adnams’ team to develop the recipe. Very good head and lacing and lasting. A malty caramelised first hit. A hoppy bitterness from UK Goldings hops rising providing an earthy, honey-like, and slightly spicy character. A mild maltiness winning over from its brown malt lending it bready and toasty notes and its chocolate malt aiding its lingering dark chocolatiness. Very palatable and assisted admirably in downing a Spoons’ curry.

The Wrong 'Un, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Mar 2026	Festival brown ale in lovely nick